Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition

Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition

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Making DA: Origins LAA (Steam)
By -3xA'Lu©κy the disappearing act
WARNING: please use this Steam guide with caution as I can't say if the LAA .exe used in this guide is legal or not. Past files I've discovered have been problematic, and while I've made an attempted effort to ensure that this .exe works and is completely safe... it's provided only for the sake of simply helping users with an issue that was never fixed in this game.

For those who think the file contained in this guide may be a virus:
https://www.virustotal.com/en/url/3dbef9b8f797495c848bde034cadea001eaba077798127b07b5241b1891b6833/analysis/1426291679/

LAA = Large Address Aware, aka. 4 GB launcher/loader.

LAA basically allows for a game's executable to use more than the standard 2 GB of RAM. Unfortunately, Steam's "daorigins.exe" file is encrypted and can't be LAA patched; thus this guide requires you replace it with the .exe provided.

This is helpful as it addresses the known memory leak that exists in this game that was never corrected with patches. Basically, when ~ 2GB of RAM was used by the game a lot of users find that their game either: slowed down to a crawl, had long loading times, simply crashed or did a combination of these. As such, the .exe used in this guide aims to remedy all of this. It's apparently the same version as this game and is reported by multiple sites and friends to work fine.

This is only recommended for 64 bit PCs, unless you perform the "3 GB Switch" on your 32 bit PC (allows you to use the full 3 GB of RAM instead of just 2 GB of RAM) : http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-enable-a-3GB-switch-on-Windows-Vista-Windows-7-or-Windows-XP-s.html


* Credit goes to Daniel Pistelli for their helpful "4GB Patch" tool ( http://www.ntcore.com/4gb_patch.php ) that is used in this community guide!
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Pre-patched .exe

This section contains a linked 1.05 "daorigins.exe" file that's already been LAA patched. If you would prefer to LAA patch the file yourself: please visit the "Do-It-Yourself" section in this Steam guide.

With that out of the way -- I've put the .exe in a compressed .zip folder and the download link is here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/f20a06alvt0ymeu/LAA%20DA-O%201.05%20.exe.zip?dl=1

All you need to do, once you've extracted the downloaded file, is to then move it into: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Dragon Age Ultimate Edition\bin_ship\


NOTE: The Steam overlay and all Steam-related features will all work and should not be affected by this fix. If, however, for some reason you are not able to have the Steam overlay open while this game is running: add the "daorigins.exe" file to Steam as a "non-Steam game". Then launch the game through Steam using the "daorigins.exe" Steam shortcut.
Do-It-Yourself

For those of you who want to LAA patch the "daorigins.exe" file yourself, I'll gladly point out the steps:

Download the 1.05 "daorigins.exe" file:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bv2m5nbxfz6pr6y/Clean%20DA-O%201.05%20.exe.zip?dl=1

Download the LAA tool (same tool that was used for the .exe in the above section in this Steam guide) :
http://www.ntcore.com/4gb_patch.php


1. Extract both downloaded .zips and you'll be left with two files: "daorigins.exe" AND "4gb_patch.exe".
2. Move the "daorigins.exe" file into: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Dragon Age Ultimate Edition\bin_ship\
3. Run the "4gb_patch.exe" file and browse for the "daorigins.exe" file you just moved.
4. Once located, select it, and then you're all done!!
578 Comments
Ἀριάδνη Apr 28 @ 2:05am 
Worked for me, thx:ToasterRepair:
Cloud Apr 2 @ 8:36pm 
:steamhappy:
EnderKing859 Mar 27 @ 4:24pm 
Pxwroro, Someone said you should overwrite the old file. So just drag and drop the file into the folder mentioned and click yes.
pxwroro Mar 27 @ 11:42am 
when i move the laa.exe file to DAO folder, do i replace it with the original exe file? it should be just fine?
linhossena915.2 Mar 26 @ 5:50pm 
Obrigado amigo, vc é um amigo
IbnBattuta Mar 16 @ 8:48am 
Just bought "Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition" and it kept breaking on me at Ostagar till I applied your file and it's now working perfectly with no more crushes. :steamthumbsup:
FeelsComfyMan Mar 6 @ 2:29pm 
works for GOG, bump
kevPantoja Feb 15 @ 6:18am 
I had been playing for thirty hours and my game started to no longer open, I did the LAA process and it worked perfectly, however STEAM stops recognizing the game after the process and achievements, stickers, hours played, etc... no longer work. This alone is frustrating but you will be able to beat the game.
kinoekc Jan 19 @ 12:52pm 
Save me, thank you.
ZiCell Jan 8 @ 4:51am 
Thank god! I kept crashing in Ostagar and couldn't get past a certain point. Replacing the exe file worked. Thank you!